Archive for the ‘homophobia’ Category
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Gay men in Vancouver are twice as likely as straight men to be victims of violent crime, suggests a study conducted at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The nine-year study surveyed more than 500 homosexual men to DOCUMENT the rate of physical assaults in Greater Vancouver.Read the ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
FORT LAUDERDALE - The shooting death of a gay teenage boy who was
dressed in women's clothing is being investigated as a possible hate
crime, while detectives try to determine whether he was targeted
because of his sexual orientation.Read the full story
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, “I wish I knew how to quit you” from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson disdainfully quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.”Read the full story
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Anti-Gay Politician Says Blacks Responsible For Soliciting Gay Sex Charge (Tampa, Florida) State Rep. Bob Allen (R), a longtime foe of LGBT rights in Florida, has a bizarre excuse for being charged with offering a male cop $20 for oral sex in a washroom at a park.Read the full story
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